STATEMENT
OF PURPOSE: The neighborhood matching grants fund program
has been used successfully, for the past five years, by numerous community
groups to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods. These
proposed revisions to the guidelines are being made to improve the program
and are based on internal evaluations and input from the community.

The major changes included
in these revisions: Adding a program definition of "neighborhood."
Lowering the required organization match from 1:1 to 1:2 dollars for all
projects. Accepting applications on a continuous, year round basis.
Requiring applications to have the support of the neighborhood planning
district organization. Using the newly established neighborhood advisory
committee to review the projects, assuming the role of the citywide review
team. Requiring all projects on city property to be first processed
through the city's project request and approval process.